Several posts are being circulated online with a claim that some miscreants vandalized Hanuman temple in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh.
The caption of the post read: “One more Temple Vandalized in #AP, near Teku bank, canal road, Eluru Agraharam, West Godavari District.#SaveTemplesInAP”
The above post can be seen here.
Similar posts can be found here and here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be FAKE.
West Godavari Police took to Twitter to inform people that the said incident took place in 2014. The tweet, posted on January 19, 2020, explained that a case was registered against the culprit, Peraka Venkateswara Rao, who was incarcerated for 8 months.
#FactCheck: The Anjaneya Swamy idol incident occurred in 2014 & a case in Cr No 225/14 U/S 295, 427 IPC was registered in Eluru 1 Town PS. Accused Peraka Venkateswara Rao, 35 yrs was sent to remand & was convicted, facing 8 months imprisonment on 23-6-15 vide CC No 1208/14. (1/2)
— West Godavari Police (@SpWestgodavari) January 19, 2021
In another tweet, West Godavari Police posted some pictures of the temple to prove that no incident of vandalisation has taken place recently.
It came to our notice that some persons on social media are using this 2014 incident as propaganda material for spreading fake news. We have registered a case in Cr. No. 24/2021 U/s 153-A, 295-A IPC against such people. (2/2) @AndhraPradeshCM @AndhraPradeshHM @FactCheckAPGov pic.twitter.com/i7hmKxica3
— West Godavari Police (@SpWestgodavari) January 19, 2021
In conclusion, the above information proves that the picture being circulated along with the claim are old.
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